Hardware Accelerated DNA Sequencing

Basecalling is a core function in DNA sequencing. It is responsible for the conversion of measured date to a text representation of the DNA's molecular make-up. Recent advances in sequencing machinery have greatly accelerated the rate at which DNA data can be gathered using miniaturized platforms. To keep up, the basecalling function requires sub-stantial computing power. To ease this burden we demonstrate an FPGA-based hardware accelerator for basecalling.